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Optus breach victims will get "supercharged" fraud protection
2022-09-30 15:26

The Australian Federal Police announced today the launch of Operation Guardian to ensure that more than 10,000 customers who had their info leaked in the Optus data breach will get priority protection against fraud attempts. Throughout Operation Guardian, JPC3 members can use full and collective legislative powers and investigative and intelligence capabilities of all Australian policing jurisdictions to help boost the breach victims' protection against fraudsters.

S3 Ep102: How to avoid a data breach [Audio + Transcript]
2022-09-29 18:45

All of it I've never spent more than 10 seconds authorising myself to get into something when multifactor has popped up, and I can spare 10 seconds for the safety and security of not just my company's data, but our employees and our customers data. CHET. Well, the precise law in the United States, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, is very specific about the fact that you're breaching that Act when you exceed your authority or you have unauthorised access to a system.

Swachh City Platform Suffers Data Breach Leaking 16 Million User Records
2022-09-29 10:12

A threat actor by the name of LeakBase has shared a database containing personal information allegedly affecting 16 million users of Swachh City, an Indian complaint redressal platform. Leaked details include usernames, email addresses, password hashes, mobile numbers, one-time passwords, last logged-in times, and IP addresses, among others, according to a report shared by security firm CloudSEK with The Hacker News.

Optus breach – Aussie telco told it will have to pay to replace IDs
2022-09-28 18:55

11,200,000 user records with name, date of birth, mobile nmber and ID 4,232,652 records included some sort of ID document number 3,664,598 of the IDs were from driving licences 10,000,000 address records with email, date of birth, ID and more 3,817,197 had ID document numbers 3,238,014 of the IDs were from driving licences The seller wrote, "Optus if you are reading! Price for us to not sale [sic] data is 1,000,000$US! We give you 1 week to decide." If the attacker's claim to have retrieved a total of more than 20,000,000 database records from two databases is to be believed, we're assuming [a] that Optus userid codes were easily computed or guessed, and [b] that no "Database access has hit unusual levels" warnings went off.

Hacker Behind Optus Breach Releases 10,200 Customer Records in Extortion Scheme
2022-09-27 06:14

The Australian Federal Police on Monday disclosed it's working to gather "Crucial evidence" and that it's collaborating with overseas law enforcement authorities following the hack of telecom provider Optus. "Operation Hurricane has been launched to identify the criminals behind the alleged breach and to help shield Australians from identity fraud," the AFP said in a statement.

Week in review: Revolut data breach, ManageEngine RCE flaw, free Linux security training courses
2022-09-25 08:30

Critical ManageEngine RCE flaw is being exploitedThe US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added CVE-2022-35405, a critical remote code execution vulnerability in ManageEngine PAM360, Password Manager Pro, and Access Manager Plus, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. 3 free Linux security training courses you can take right nowLearning how to effectively navigate and interact with Linux can be an important part of your learning journey in cybersecurity.

Uber exposes Lapsus$ extortion group for security breach
2022-09-20 20:17

Uber exposes Lapsus$ extortion group for security breach. Uber has laid the blame for its recent security breach at the feet of Lapsus$, a cybercrime group that uses social engineering to target technology firms and other organizations.

Revolut data breach: 50,000+ users affected
2022-09-20 10:15

Revolut, the fintech company behing the popular banking app of the same name, has suffered a data breach, which has been followed by phishing attacks aimed at taking advantage of the situation. A few days later, some users received an alert via email saying their account was affected following a cyberattack.

Uber Blames LAPSUS$ Hacking Group for Recent Security Breach
2022-09-20 09:21

Uber on Monday disclosed more details related to the security incident that happened last week, pinning the attack on a threat actor it believes is affiliated to the notorious LAPSUS$ hacking group. As for how the attack unfolded, the ridesharing firm said an "EXT contractor" had their personal device compromised with malware and their corporate account credentials stolen and sold on the dark web, corroborating an earlier report from Group-IB. The Singapore-headquartered company, the previous week, noted that at least two of Uber's employees located in Brazil and Indonesia were infected with Raccoon and Vidar information stealers.

Uber says Lapsus$ gang is behind the recent breach
2022-09-20 07:59

Uber has confirmed that the recent breach of its systems started with a compromised account belonging to a contractor."It is likely that the attacker purchased the contractor's Uber corporate password on the dark web, after the contractor's personal device had been infected with malware, exposing those credentials," the company said.